WEBVTT THEIR DRESSES AND ACCESSORIESBEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.ARI HAIT JOINS US LIVE TONIGHTWITH THE LATEST.ARI?ARI: THIS DOOR BEHIND ME IS OPENBUT NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG.A LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE TELLINGME THEY'VE BEEN GETTING CALLSTODAY SAYING THE STORE ISSHUTTING DOWN AND THEY HAD UNTIL6:00 TO GET THEIR DRESSES.WE STOPPED BY ALFRED ANGELO'SCORPORATE OFFICE IN DELRAY BEACHTO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.THAT PLACE IS NOW EMPTY.OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BUILDINGTOLD ME EMPLOYEES CLEARED OUTTHE OFFICE EARLY THIS MORNING.HERE AT THE BOYNTON BEACH STORE,EMPLOYEES INSIDE TOLD ME THEYWEREN'T ALLOWED TO COMMENT.BUT CUSTOMERS I'VE TALKED TO SAYTHEY WERE CALLED TODAY TO SAYTHE STORE WAS SHUTTING DOWN AT6:00 AND THEY HAD TO GET HERE TOPICK UP THEIR DRESSES.I TALKED TO A BRIDESMAID WHOSAYS SHE PAID FOR HER DRESS INFULL AND WAS JUST TOLD TODAY,SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE THE DRESSAND GAVE HER A NUMBER TO CALL TOSEE ABOUT GETTING HER MONEYBACK.>> THEY TOLD US BASICALLYTHERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.WE HAVE TO CALL THE ATTORNEY ANDHOPE FOR THE BEST.ARI: WHERE IS YOUR DRESS NOW?>> I HAVE NO IDEA.NOT HERE.ARI: NOT HERE.WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLETHAT ALFRED ANGELO STORES ALLOVER THE COUNTRY ARE DOING THEEXACT SAME THING.

UPDATE: Alfred Angelo has released a statement regarding its bankruptcy:

Alfred Angelo filed for bankruptcy on July 14, 2017. As a result, all stores and wholesalers are closed. Margaret Smith was appointed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee. If you wish to be contacted regarding your order status once information is available, please send an email to alfredangelo@mjstrustee.com. We will post additional information regarding the status of dresses on this web-site as it becomes available.

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Rumors are swirling that a major bridal company is closing after customers go online to report their anger.

Brides are posting online that Alfred Angelo Bridal, one of the largest wedding dress manufacturers and retailers in the world, is reportedly closing all locations. According to customer posts on the company’s official Facebook page some customers say they have been told the stores are closing and customers will not be able to get their dresses.

“I PAID IN FULL at time of ordering my wedding dress. All I have heard are rumors that the stores are closing. My dress was supposed to be ready next month. NO ONE is answering phone calls or messages. How do I go about getting my dress? This is an absolute nightmare,” another customer commented.

Phone calls to the corporate offices went unanswered and were not returned. Store employees refused to comment when asked by reporters if they were closing, but the stores were not taking future appointments. It is unclear if this will impact the company's wholesale business with other dress vendors.

According to its website, the Delray Beach, Florida-based company operates more than 60 Alfred Angelo Bridal Signature Stores in the U.S. Its designs are sold at 1,400 retailers across the globe.

The retailer was founded in 1933 by Alfred Angelo and his wife Edythe Piccione in Philadelphia. Piccione developed the designs, while Angelo oversaw the manufacturing of the dresses.